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Transportation Attendants in Illinois

Considering a career as a Transportation Attendant in Illinois?

10.5% Jobs Projection

$23,220 Median Salary

130 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Attendants in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Transportation Attendants in Illinois is growing faster than average.
Transportation Attendants in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Transportation Attendants Work in Illinois?

1,730 people worked as Transportation Attendants in 2018 in this state.

The typical state has 325 Transportation Attendants working in it, which means Illinois has more Transportation Attendants than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Transportation Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 10.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 130 annual job openings, and 950 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Attendants in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,700 annual jobs and 20,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Attendants Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Attendants ranged from $19,000 to $31,300 with $23,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.13 to $15.05. The median hourly rate was $11.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Illinois Metros for Transportation Attendants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Attendants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,370	$23,340

Top States for Transportation Attendants Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Attendants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	5,740	$36,540
New York	2,710	$23,660
Florida	2,340	$22,490
Illinois	1,730	$23,220
Michigan	1,300	$23,500
Hawaii	1,160	$28,830
Washington	1,140	$36,260
District of Columbia	910	$39,510
Utah	710	$25,240
Texas	690	$19,210
Louisiana	520	$22,790
Georgia	500	$19,520
Massachusetts	370	$31,650
New Jersey	350	$24,170
Nevada	300	$31,730
Ohio	290	$27,020
Pennsylvania	250	$26,300
Virginia	240	$24,930
Alaska	240	$50,360
Connecticut	220	$24,230

Below are the states where Transportation Attendants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$50,360
District of Columbia	$39,510
California	$36,540
Oregon	$36,470
Washington	$36,260
Minnesota	$33,260
Nevada	$31,730
Massachusetts	$31,650
Missouri	$31,160
South Carolina	$29,540

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